MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from Tachi Palace Fights officials that Jouban and Yager have agreed to meet at Tachi Palace Fights 9.

Featuring a lightweight matchup between UFC veterans Fabricio Camoes and Efrain Escudero, Tachi Palace Fights 9 takes place May 6 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif.

The card was originally scheduled for May 5, but the promotion recently moved the card to following night.

After a successful amateur career that featured a 14-second knockout under the Tuff-N-Uff banner, Jouban made his professional debut at this past weekend’s Tachi Palace Fights 8 event. Facing Xtreme Couture’s Griffin, Jouban fired a perfectly timed knee into his opponent’s jaw during a takedown attempt and earned the stoppage just 15 seconds into the opening frame.

Meanwhile, Yager makes his debut at 170 pounds.

“The Chosyn 1″ was released from the UFC after suffering a second-round TKO loss to Rich Attonito at this past June’s The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale event. Yager has since bounced back with a submission win over Marcus Gaines at a January event in California.

On paper, the matchup looks like a potential barnburner.

“I’m really pumped about this fight,” Jouban told MMAjunkie.com. “I feel that we both have similar strengths, and we are both capable knockout finishers. Put two guys like that in a cage together, and no one should be sitting by the time the bell rings. It’s going to be a real exciting and explosive fight!”

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